Monophasic Sleep, Biphasic Work Pattern

[johnw]

This is actually the continuation of my introduction "Hello from
the Canaries" in the General & Introductions board.

I currently have an unusual sleep pattern myself, which works
very well for me at this time. Since I work with folks in the US
mostly I had to incorporate the difference in time zone into my
life. Here in Africa (I stick to it, don't I.) we are five to
eight hours ahead.

My sleep and work pattern:

I go to bed between 1 and 3 o'clock in the morning and wake up
6 1/2 to 7 hours (at average) later without any alarm clock. I
can do that since I am independent, work from my home office
(online, but in off-line -- not real-time mode), and have a
great supporting wife.

The day usually starts with spending some
time with my wife (exercise, breakfast, going to the beach, ...)

Then I start working "shift I -- focused on European (timezone)
agenda and Must Does", take a break for social or other
activities and get back to "shift II -- Americas' agenda and
creative stuff, learning, experimenting" till I shut off and go
to bed. I fall asleep within minutes. I remember that I always
have been very good in being productive at night time, as others
prefer the early morning, probably.

So I should call this a biphasic (sometimes a multiphasic) work
schedule that surrounds my personal life, which has the highest
priority. Sleeping is monophasic, though.

I am practicing this schedule for about 4 month now and
everybody involved seems to be happy with it most importantly my
wife, our Maltese dog and myself.

However, I am absolutely not a vivid dreamer. Very rarely that I
remember a dream, even when I am on a "normal" type of schedule.
Might this be some kind of disorder? - My wife is the total
opposite, she remembers her dreams every day.

Adios